This statistic shows the share of adults who watched selected television news sources the most in the United States as of June 2019. The findings reveal that the majority of responding U.S. adults said that they watched networks such as NBC, ABC or CBS the most, and 20 percent said that Fox News was the TV news source they watched most often. Conversely just nine percent said the same about CNN.
Share of adults who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Networks such as NBC. ABC or CBS
33%
Fox News
20%
CNN
9%
Public television
8%
MSNBC
5%
Other
12%
Don't know/no opinion
14%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents33%33%20%20%9%9%8%8%5%5%12%12%14%14%Networks such as NBC. ABCor CBSFox NewsCNNPublic televisionMSNBCOtherDon't know/no opinion
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%
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Morning Consult. (June 11, 2019). Share of adults who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016195/most-watched-tv-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016195/most-watched-tv-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult. (2019). Share of adults who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016195/most-watched-tv-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults Who Watched Selected Television News Sources Most Frequently in The United States as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016195/most-watched-tv-news-sources-us/
Morning Consult, Share of adults who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016195/most-watched-tv-news-sources-us/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Share of adults who watched selected television news sources most frequently in the United States as of June 2019 [Graph], Morning Consult, June 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016195/most-watched-tv-news-sources-us/
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